give off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to release light, heat, a smell, or another substance

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   give off something / give something off

   Usage: Use light, heat, a smell or emitted material as the object. A pronoun precedes off: give it off, although a full noun after off is usually clearer.

   The damp logs give off thick smoke whenever the fire is lit.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The damp logs give off thick smoke whenever the fire is lit.

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